Amusement and recreative device for fairs and the like



May 14, 1929. N. cHAussER. 1,712,550

105mm AND ncal'JA'rIvs DEVICE :on runs AND 'ran LIKE Filed AugQls, 19274 snee'sneet 1 #mgm MEL May 14, 1929. N, CHAUSSIER 1,112,550

AlIUSEliENTfAND REGREATIVE DEVICE FOR FAIRS lAND THB LIKE Fildku'g. 1:5,1927 4 sheets-sheet 2 May 14 1929- N. cHAUsslER 41,712,550

AIUSEHENT AND RBCREATIVIS DEVICE FOR FAIRS AND THE LIKE May 14, 1929. N.cHAUsslER '1,712,550

AKUSEMENT AND RECREATIVE DEVICE FOR FIRS AND THE LIKE V Filed Aug. 13,1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Mav 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES NOEL CHAUSSIER, OIF PARIS, FRANCE.

AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIVE DEVICE FOR EAIRS AND THE LIKE.

Application led August 13, 1927, Serial No. 212,780, and in FranceAugust 25, 1926.

The present invention relates to improved amusement and recreativedevices or games foruse at fairs, recrea-tion parks and the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device wherein a'moveable member actuated by a player (i. e. a person playing at thegame) operates on a member actuated by the impact of said moveablemember in such mann-er as to cause the simultaneous opening of theshutter of a photographic apparatus directed towards said player and theactuation of means for illuminating the latter, when said impact exceedsa certain pre-determined limit.

The accompanying drawingsA show, by way'of example, in Figs. l to 8 'apreferred constructional form of the invention, in which' the moveablemember is adapted to strike against a butler or tappet and thus to causethe actuation of the illuminating means and of the photographicapparatus when the impact of the blow delivered by the moveable memberon said buffer or tappet attains a certain magnitude, the force ofY theblow being (other things being equal) afunction of the speed impressedon the moveable member.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. .l shows the butler or tappet devicein front elevation,

Fig. 2 is a side view of the buffer or tappet device with some parts incross section taken on line lX-X of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 shows the same device viewed from the back,

Fig. 4 shows the diagram of electrical connections of the said devi/ce,

Fig. 5 is a plan view to a smaller scale shcwing the arrangement of thetwo photographic apparatuses in an amusement device having two parallelpaths with two buliers er tappets,

Fig. 6 shows in elevation the shutter of the lens of the photographicapparatus in the closed-position,

Fig. 7 shows in elevation a modilied arrangementyof the shutter deviceillustrated in Fig. 6 connected to a common source of electricity supplyfor operating the illuminating device and edecting the release or" theshutter, and

Fig. 8 shows a side View of the shutter device for the photographielens.

The'reference numeral 38 denotes the path .or guide `on which animpelled projectile (which is not shown on the drawing, but which maybeof any desired form) rolls. The reference numeral 39 denotes a buffer ortappet which receives the blow ot 'the projectile. Said butler or tappetslidesY in a cylindrical guide 40 and is provided with a spring 41tending to return it to its initial position. ance which is registeredon the dial 42. The reference numeral 43 denotes a lever whichoscillates around the axle 44 and is adapted to be pushed backward bvthe butl'erl). The lever 43 is likewise provided with a spring 45 whichtends to return it to its initial position and which may also serve as aresistance.

The reference numeral 46 denotes a cable xed at the end of theoscillating lever 43, which cable passes over rollers 47, is wound roundthe grooved pulley 48, and is connected at its end to the lixed point 49through the medium of a tension springt() adapted to cause the pulley 48to rotate and thus to bring the pointer 5l, which is rigidly fixed tosaid pulley, back to zero. This pointer 5l is actuated hy the pulley 48moving with regard to the dial 42 and forms a Contact arm adapted tomake Contact with a contact 52 the posi tion of which has beenpreviously chosen.

The reference numeral 58 denotes a chamber for the production of stronglight and the reference numeral 54 denotes the photographic apparatustrained on to the end of the projectile path near to which the player.is situated.

rFhe axle 55 of the pointer 5l is connected by means of a conductor 56(Fig. 4) to one of the poles of an electric supply circuit.

One of the contacts 52 corresponding to a predetermined.force of impactof the projectile against the buffer 39 and fixed in advancebeforethecommencement of the game, is connected by means of twoconductors 57 58 in parallel to the illuminating device in the chamber58 and to the device for opening the shutter of the photographicapparatus 54 and from -there to the other pole of the electric supplycircuit.

rl`he mode of operation of the apparatus thus constructed is as followsrlhe player estimates the force in kilogrammes with which he hopes toproject the moveable member rolling on the rails 38 against the butler89. rlhe proprietor of the amusement device connects the Contact 52rl'his spring provides the resistcorresponding to this force with theappaiatuses 53 and 54- by means of a plug or a rotary switch.

The competitor then imparts a powerful impulse to the moveable body (notshown on the drawings) which ascends the incline 38 and, it the playeris strong enough, strikes the butler 39 .at the end and pushes itinwards in its cylindrical guide 40. The butler 39 pushes back theleverI l-3 which turns upon its pivot, pulls on the cable 46 and causesthe pulley 48 and the pointer 5l to rotate. It the force exerted by theplayer has been suiiiciently great, the said pointer comes into contactwith thecontact 52 and closes the electrical circuit indicated in Fig.l. The current causes the production of thenecessary illumination in thechamber 53, as also the opening of the shutter of the photographicapparatus and the player is photographed.

Referring to Figs. 6 to 8, the shutter proper consists of a member 24provided at its upper part With an opening 25' serving to uncover thelens 26 when the photographic plate is to be exposed.

The member 24 is mounted on an axle 27 which oscillates reelyin abracket 28. The armature 29, which is rigidly connected to the member24, terminates in arms 30 and 3l which are cu'rved as indicated in Fig.8 With a view to preventing their sticking on the cores of theelectro-magnets 32 and 33.

The switch 34 Which represents diagrammatically the switching deviceprovided in the apparatus and serving to eiiect the photographing of theWinning competitor closes for this purpose the circuit of the solenoid33, the result of which is to cause the arm 3l te be strongly attractedat the precise moment when the opening 25 has uncovered the lens 26.

The metallic plate 34 has then put the two brushes 35 in connection withone another,

`,vherel'iy'the.circuit of the apparatus 36 for the production ofartificial light has been closed. It Will therefore beunderstood that asthe lens has been uncovered, the competitor Will have been photographed.

Fig. 7 shows the position of the shutter at the moment when the plateisexposed at the same time as the artificial light is produced, and Fig.(i shows the shutter at the end ol its travel when the artificial lighthas been extinguished and the lens covered again.

In order to set the shutter in position ready for use again, it is onlynecessary to close the switch 37 Which may, for example, take the formof a push-button. When this is done the electro-magnet 32 Will attractthe arm 30, whereby the shutter 24 Willbe brought over into a positionwhich is the reverse of that indicated in Fig. 6.

be taken from a separate source or from the source ot energy serving foroperating the apparatus. be employed vforinstance, in cases Where theartilicial light requiresa large current, in order to avoid arcing onthe automatic switching devices.

I `claim l. A device for the amusement andrecreation of the public,comprising in combination: a movable member adapted to be actuated byaperson indulging in the recreation, a photographic apparatus trained onto the place of location. of said person, an illuminating devicelikewise trained on to they said place of location, a buffer memberadapted to be actuated by the impact .ot .said movable member, andelectric circuit adapted to be closed by saidbuffer member when actuatedby an impact exceeding a predetermined value, and means associated Withsaid electric circuit Afor causing simultaneously the opening of theshutter of said photographic apparatus and the actuation of saidilluminating device for the purpose of illuminating and photographingsaid. .person when said electric circuit is closed.

2. A device for the amusement and recreation of the public, comprisingin combination: a movable member adapted to be actuated by a personindulging in the recreation, a track for said movable member, a butlerarranged at the end ol said track and adapted to be actuated by saidmovable member, a lever yadapted to be oscillated by said butter whenthe latter is struck by said movable member and the impact exceeds apredetermined value, a cable actuated by said/lever against the actionof a spring, a pulley upon which ff'said cable is wound, a pointeradapted to be displaced by the movemenuof said pulley, an electricsupply circuit, a graduated dial adapted to measure the displacements ofsaid pointer by means of contacts which are arranged on said'dial andco-operate with said pointer to closesaid electric supply circuit, anelectro-magnet connected to saidelectric circuit, a photographicapparatus the shutter of which is controlled by said elecro-magnet andWhich photographic apparatus is trained upon the placewhich would beoccupied by a person indulgingin the recreation, and a source ot'illumination actuated electrically by said electro-magnet simultaneouslywith the opening of the shutter of said photographic apparatus.

It will be clear that relays may.

In testimony whereof I have signed my I name to this specification.

NOEL GHAUssIER.

